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Esteban Flores talks with WOUB ahead of debut album release

2 days ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

Esteban Flores talks about the symbolic figures at the heart of Slow Joy’s debut full length album < < Back to COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Slow Joy is the solo project of Esteban Flores, who uses powerful alternative rock arrangements to explore themes of bliss, grief, and the overwhelming chaos of the world. Since 2020, Flores has released three EPs and numerous singles, steadily building momentum toward his debut album, A Joy So Slow at Times I Don’t Think It’s Coming. He’s been touring both...
New sculpture park showcases art behind Stimson firehouse

3 days ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

Athens Municipal Arts Commission opens public sculpture park behind Stimson Avenue firehouse complex Saturday < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Most hikers don’t give raccoon pawprints a second glance. However, Morgan County artist David Griesmeyer and his two young children are not most hikers.
Athens attempted to revive its plastic bag ban in arguments before a state appeals court

6 days ago | woub.org | David Forster

Athens attempted to revive its plastic bag ban in arguments before a state appeals court < < Back to CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WOUB) — An attorney for the city of Athens told a state appeals court Thursday the city was exercising its constitutional right to home rule when it implemented a plastic bag ban for merchants. “That’s exactly what the city of Athens was doing … governing itself,” Jesse Branner Hittle told the judges. The Athens City Council passed the plastic bag ban in May 2023, and it...
This Week On Radio Free Athens: April 19, 2025

6 days ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

This Week On Radio Free Athens: April 19, 2025 < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Find a schedule of programming for Radio Free Athens below.
The new faculty union argues it violated no laws in response to Ohio University's objections following the election

6 days ago | woub.org | David Forster

The new faculty union argues it violated no laws in response to Ohio University’s objections following the election < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A union that recently won a vote to represent Ohio University faculty says it did nothing wrong in holding members-only meetings before the election.
Appeals court hears arguments whether to grant a new trial in the Pike County murders case

1 week ago | woub.org | David Forster

Appeals court hears arguments whether to grant a new trial in the Pike County murders case < < Back to CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WOUB) — A lawyer representing a man convicted in the execution-style murders of a Pike County family argued in court Thursday that his client deserves a new trial.
Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On

1 week ago | woub.org | Mark Brewer

The Holocaust and its impact after the liberation of Auschwitz on “Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On” – April 22 at 9 pm < < Back to Tuesday, April 22 at 9:00 pm In the year marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the last concentration camps, renowned historian Sir Simon Schama confronts the history of the Holocaust as not just a Nazi obsession, but as a European-wide crime. In the most personal and unflinching film of his career, Simon visits mass killing sites in...
A former Nelsonville City Council president was arrested for interrupting Monday night's meeting

1 week ago | woub.org | David Forster

A former Nelsonville City Council president was arrested for interrupting Monday night’s meeting < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A former Nelsonville City Council president was arrested after interrupting Monday night’s meeting.
ABC Players produce sensory-friendly show 'F Is for Friends'

1 week ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

ABC Players to produce sensory-friendly show ‘F Is for Friends’ at Stuart’s April 19 < < Back to NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – The ABC Players’ sensory-friendly production F Is for Friends opens Saturday at Stuart’s Opera House (52 Public Square).
Indigenous community leaders fight to save their precious water resources in WATER FOR LIFE - April 21 at 10 pm

1 week ago | woub.org | Mark Brewer

Indigenous community leaders fight to save their precious water resources in WATER FOR LIFE – April 21 at 10 pm < < Back to PBS and Latino Public Broadcasting Present Premiering Monday, April 21 at 10 pm on PBS and Streaming on PBS.org and the PBS App New Documentary Follows Three Extraordinary People Who Risked Their Lives to Save Precious Water Resources From Political and Corporate Interests in Latin America WATER FOR LIFE tells the dramatic story of three community leaders in Latin...